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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate

An overhead shot of the Rio Grande dried up.

August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and meteorologist Daniel Porter talk about drought in New Mexico, this year’s monsoon season, extreme weather, and how human-caused climate change will continue to affect New Mexico and exacerbate the state’s water challenges. Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Daniel Porter, science and…

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Medio Fire Threatens Watersheds

A car drives down a road that has a "FOREST FIRE IN AREA" sign posted next to it, against a dark blue sky.

August 28, 2020 – In the mountains above Santa Fe, the Medio Fire has been burning since August 17, threatening the Rio Nambe, Rio Capulin, and Rio en Medio watersheds. Firefighters have been making headway on the fire, which is burning outside the normal range of New Mexico’s fire season. At the same time, they’re…

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